Julie Harrington, a three-time national qualifier at Ithaca College, has been hired as an assistant coach for the Towson swimming and diving program, head coach Pat Mead announced this morning.

“We are very excited to have Julie join our program. Her swimming and coaching experiences will be a tremendous asset to our program,” Mead said. “She had tremendous success as a student-athlete and has been just as successful as an assistant coach. I am confident that our current athletes will thrive under her guidance.”

Harrington joins the Tigers after spending the last three years as an assistant coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. During her time with the Mariners, the men’s and women’s teams won three-consecutive Skyline Conference Championships, broke 31 school records, sent 11 qualifiers to the NCAA Division III Championships including three All-Americans. She was also a part of a coaching staff that received three-straight Coaching Staff of the Year honors from the Skyline Conference and two-consecutive honors from the Metropolitan Conference. Harrington also served as the Assistant Director of Aquatics and as a professional instructor for U.S. Coast Guard mandated courses.

Prior to the Merchant Marine Academy, Harrington spent three years as an assistant swimming coach at Milton Academy, a top-12 New England Preparatory School program in Massachusetts. She also served as an assistant Athletic Director and worked in all aspects of Milton Academy’s athletic program.

Harrington graduate from Ithaca College in 2000 with a degree in sports studies. In addition to being a three-time NCAA Division III qualifier, Harrington also captured the 400-individual medley title at the NYSWCAA Championship as a sophomore. During her freshman campaign, the four-year letterwinner she set the school record in the 200-butterfly. Harrington also was a member of the U.S. Swimming team from 1986-98 with the New England Barracudas.